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May 23, 1856

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Born March 21, 1856, Henry Ossian Flipper became the first African American to graduate from West Point in 1877. He served in the 10th Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers) and later became a mining engineer and translator. He was posthumously pardoned by President Clinton in 1999.

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People: Henry O. Flipper
Sources
1. Henry O. Flipper - National Park Service2. Henry O. Flipper - U.S. Army Center of Military History3. Henry O. Flipper - West Point - United States Military Academy4. Henry O. Flipper - Biography - PBS5. Henry O. Flipper - West Point Association of Graduates

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